The bride-to-be was so fed up with her mum constantly demanding she wears her old wedding dress that she decided to sell it to another bride - and now her mum is furious

One of the biggest parts of planning a wedding is finding the dress you're going to wear on your big day. And while some brides might wear vintage gowns that members of their family have worn before, most will want a dress that is solely theirs.

And one bride has admitted she's so sick of her mum constantly pressuring her to wear her old wedding dress that she took matters into her own hands - and decided to sell it behind her mum's back.

The woman said her mum gifted her the wedding dress with the hope that she would wear it on her own wedding day, despite the woman's protests that she wasn't a fan of the design.

After trying to give the dress back to her mum, she was told it would be "rude" to return it after it had been gifted to her, so she decided to take a different approach - and sold it online.

The bride-to-be insisted she found another bride who "completely adored" the gown, but that didn't stop her mum from being furious that she'd gotten rid of it without telling her.

In a post on Reddit, she said: "I'm getting married to the love of my life in August this year. I'm super excited to say the least - especially about the dress shopping.

"Since I was a teenager, I had wished for a dreamy, flowy gown covered with lace that would make me feel like a princess. However, my mother had different plans - she wanted me to wear her wedding gown - which was unfortunately a high-necked and puff-sleeved gown made of heavy white cloth.

"I've always told her that I wasn't a fan of the dress, but to my horror, she remained hopeful. About a week ago, she dropped by my place and gave me the dress. I protested that I wouldn't wear it, but she insisted, saying that it was necessary to have the special connection of mother-daughter on my wedding day.

"She left before I could give it back. After this incident, I tried to return it a few times to no avail. She kept telling me that it was mine now and that it'd be rude to give it back.

"I tried to keep it in my house for a while, but eventually, the sight p***ed me off so much that I decided to sell it off. Although I knew it wasn't a nice thing to do, she was right - it was mine now - therefore, I could do whatever I wanted with it. I sold it to a lovely bride-to-be who completely adored the gown."

The bride planned to keep the sale a secret from her mum, but she found it herself when she saw the platform where she sold the gown - and was outraged.

She added: "I got a call from my mum two days ago. Turns out, she had stumbled across the platform where I sold the wedding dress. She was furious to realise that I had sold her 'precious' gown.

"She yelled at me, saying that I threw away a family heirloom, and along with it lifelong memories. Then she started crying, saying that, 'I gave the dress to you out of love - how could you sell it off?'

"Although I felt guilty, honestly I just felt glad to get rid of the dress. I always felt so pressured and frustrated every time she told me that I'd wear her dress. Sure, she means well, but I don't like being corralled into a tight corner.

"I apologised the best I could but said that it was a good thing the dress ended up with someone who could actually appreciate it. I added that if she really treasured the dress so much, she should've taken it when I tried to return it to her.

"She hung up the phone and I haven't heard from her since. Since I don't usually fight with my mum, I honestly feel pretty disturbed about this situation."

Commenters on the post refused to take sides, as while they understood that the bride should be able to wear her own dress, they also said she was wrong to sell it without telling her mum.

One person said: "You're not an a**hole for not wanting to wear it, but even though she gave it to you, you still should have told her you were going to sell it so she could have got it back if she wanted it."

While another added: "She shouldn't have forced the dress on you and trying to bully you into wearing her dress is definitely a crossed boundary.

"However, you shouldn't have sold it. Just don't wear it and then give it back to her after the wedding if she wants it back. If she then started on at you and still didn't take the dress back, then selling the dress would've been justified."

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courtesy of MIRROR

by ZAHNA EKLUND, AUDIENCE WRITER

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